Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton
Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton (born January 16, 1941 in Avrankou ) is Old Archbishop of Cotonou ( Benin ).
Life
Agboton studied from 1960 at the seminary in Ouidah . Pope Paul VI personally ordained him on January 6, 1966 in Rome as a priest of the diocese of Porto-Novo . From 1967 he stayed in France, where he obtained a licentiate in theology in 1970.
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kandi on December 19, 1994 . The Cardinal Dean and Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Bishops, Bernardin Gantin , donated him episcopal consecration on March 25 of the following year ; Co- consecrators were Nestor Assogba , Archbishop of Parakou , and Vincent Mensah , Bishop of Porto-Novo.
On January 29, 2000 he was appointed Bishop of Porto-Novo. On March 5, 2005, he was appointed Archbishop of Cotonou. He resigned from his post on August 21, 2010 after allegations of corruption.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of Kandi 1994-2000 |
Clet Feliho |
| Vincent Mensah |
Bishop of Porto-Novo 2000-2005 |
René-Marie Ehuzu CIM |
| Nestor Assogba |
Archbishop of Cotonou 2005–2010 |
Antoine Ganyé |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Agboton, Marcel Honorat Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benin clergyman, senior archbishop of Cotonou |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Avrankou |